Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding the Police Authority process for handling Complaints Appeals and the following points were made.

·         Members welcomed the options presented within the report but felt that it would be more efficient to adopt a model whereby the entire membership of the Committee formed a pool from which a Review Panel could be convened.

·         The Chair noted that the new process should be reviewed after three months of operation to ensure it was working effectively. Members should also be offered relevant training.

·         The Chair concluded by noting that the authority to make a determination should lie with the Review Panel.

RESOLVED, that Members

·         Approve that a Review Panel be established as and when required, consisting of the Chair and two other Members of the Committee, or any three Members of the Committee in the event the Chair being unavailable.  

·         Approve that authority to make a determination lie with the Review Panel by majority decision.